complete a task — finish work
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to finish doing a piece of work or an activity that you were given or needed to do.
Say it like a native
Textbook I shall finalise the assigned task forthwith.
Native I'll get the task done.
'Finalise the assigned task' is bureaucratic; people say 'get it done' or 'finish the task'.
Pattern: complete a task
In use
- It took me two hours to complete the task my manager gave me.work
- In my opinion, it is important to stay focused in order to complete a task efficiently, especially when working under pressure.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I completed with the task on time.
✓ I completed the task on time.
'Complete' is transitive — no 'with'.
Common collocations
complete a task— successfully, on time, a simple, before the deadline
Don't confuse it
'Start a task' means to begin, but 'complete a task' means to finish it fully.